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May 23, 2001 Plan Commission Minutes Page 2 of 4 other official planning and development policies of the City; and e) Will provide off-street parking and loading areas in accordance with the standards contained in Article 7 of the University City Zoning Code. Mr. Jones, James Ludewig of J. F. Ludewig and Associates, 855 Claymont, Ballwin, MO 63011 and Michael J. Parnas, Attorney at Law, 7733 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 1600, St. Louis, MO 63105 represented the applicant. They gave an overview of the proposal and stated that the owner will occupy one of the units with a laudromat. They asked that the application be approved. Mr. Hill gave the staff recommendation that the application be approved per the July 19, 2001 Staff Memo. The Chairperson asked for comments from the members of the Public. Joyce Daughadon, 727 Yale, stated that she is a neighborhood trustee for the University Heights #1 subdivision and that she was concerned about a 5 foot strip of land that is a walking path between the subdivision and Vernon. Mary Ann Gaston, 780 Harvard, stated that she was concerned about: the closeness to her property located directly behind the proposed development, hours of operation, dumpster locations, the effect on the area of other uses in the building, lighting and sound barriers; she felt the development would lower property values. Betsy Grant, 730 Harvard, stated that she was concerned about trash removal in the evening hours and that there was no need to develop this property with a laundromat because there are many in the area and buildings along Olive need to be occupied. Shari Yentumi, 6939 Dartmouth stated that she was concerned about having access along the path to Vernon, about the effect of the other lessors in the building and she stated that children accessing the thoroughfare should be a consideration. Jane Asbury, 6720 Vernon stated that she owns the property directly to the west on Vernon and claimed that she has an easement to drive out through the currently vacant lot onto Vernon, that she opposes any 24 hour operations and that this is a high pedestrian area and should remain that way. No other members of the public wished to speak and the Public Hearing was closed. Mr. Walker asked how this laundry operation will affect the laundry on Delmar (also owned by the applicant). Mr. Jones stated that they will probably, eventually close the Delmar operation. Mr. Price asked what other type of uses were being proposed for the building. Mr. Parnas stated that they would only seek uses approved under the Zoning Code. Mr. Munkel inquired about who owns the footbridge and the footpath discussed earlier. Mr. Ludewig stated that his research shows that the footbridge area is actually part of Harvard Avenue and that the 5 foot wide path running along the west side of the subject property and on the east side of 6720 Vernon is owned by the University Heights subdivision. Mr. Parnas stated that according to the title search done on the property, an easement for owners of 6720 Vernon to access their property from the subject property does not exist but they will comply with any legal easement on the property. Mr. Self asked where the existing brick wall was located. Mr. Ludewig stated that the brick wall is located on the 5 foot wide strip of land owned by the University Heights subdivision. Mr. Smith stated that there should be a condition added concerning hours of trash pickup. Mr. Price stated that a condition should be added that prohibits the sale of package liquor on the property. K:\WPOFFICE\WPDATA\m-7-25-2001.plc-draft.wpd